Berrigan And Ikin Want To Make
Amends

Queensland halves Shaun Berrigan and Ben Ikin want to redeem themselves after sharing the bulk of the blame for the opening State of Origin loss.

NSW scrum-base duo Andrew Johns and makeshift five-eighth Shaun Timmins clearly took the honours in Origin I in Brisbane as the Blues went 1-0 up in the series following their 25-12 victory.

But with NSW looking to wrap up the series at Telstra Stadium on Wednesday night, Berrigan and Ikin will be on a mission.

Neither player shied from their critics, Ikin admitting he'd been caught off guard by the demands of Origin football following two seasons on the sidelines recovering from career-threatening knee operations.

"It was bloody hard ... I'd forgotten just how fast State of Origin actually was, it's another level," said Ikin.

"There's no doubt about it, I have a big job do."

Berrigan was tremendous in a National Rugby League match against Canberra on Sunday - four days after Bennett took a shot at his Origin effort.

"Sometimes a game just gets away from you and you find yourself on the wrong side of the play," said Berrigan, a much different player to the scheming Allan Langer he replaced this year.